i just enrolled with ashowrth university and now im confused :(?

Question

I need to know if anyone knows for a fact or ever gotten a diploma from ashworth university. i just enrolled and just received my materials to be a veterinary assistant. i was so excited about it, until my mom told me that back in her day she tried taking the same correspondence course and she dropped it because she found out they werent accredited. it made me have second thoughts. but i went to their website and it does say that they are accreditted, but i dont wanna drop it because i really wanna work with animals. do u actually think that after i get my diploma that hospitals will honor it? thats what worries me. i really dont wanna waste my money.

Answer 1

Ashworth is accredited by they are not regionally accredited (which is what your local State U and community college are). Ashworth is nationally accredited by the DETC which is recognized by the US Govt. DETC accreditation is pretty low on the ladder as accreditation goes. Regional accreditation is the highest.

Since this is a vocational program and not a degree program, credit there won't transfer anyway (even if they were regionally accredited) because it's not the same level as degree study.

In most places, veterinary assistants aren't regulated (there's no license) and anyone that wants to be one simply gets a job at the vets office and the vet provides some training. If that's the case where you are, then this certificate gives you an advantage over someone who doesn't have any training at all. At the very least, it provides you with knowledge you don't already have. If vets assistants in your state are licensed then you will need to find a program that is approved by your state.

Your mom didn't take a course from Ashworth University "in her day" unless that day was just a year or so ago. She may have done one with ICS or the like but "Ashworth" is a new name for what used to be PCDI Atlanta and was founded in 1987 and accredited in 1993.

http://www.detc.org/school_details.php?id=259 is the accreditation of Ashworth career diploma programs. It is "real" just not the same level as University of Georgia (regionally accredited by SACS).

Understand that courses taken in a career diploma or vocational program (such as auto mechanics, cosmetology, child care, LPN, or animal care) do not normally transfer to a 4-year college no matter where you take them. Very often, they won't even count in a 2-year AA degree at the same college they were taken at. These aren't intended to be college degree courses, they are job skill courses.

Call some vets offices in town and ask them what they require in terms of education for a veterinary assistant. Ask them about this program too. See what the people who would be hiring you have to say, not mom or us people posting here.

Just a few weeks ago, someone asked me if Webster University was "a real university" because they had never heard of it. There are over 4000 colleges and universities in the US - I'd image most people can't name 100. While name recognition can be important - determining whether a school is real takes more than asking someone you know "have you heard of..."; it requires a touch of research.

Answer 2

Try calling some vets in your area and asking them if they would hire you with that diploma. They might even hire you now to give you experience. My sister worked at vets' offices all through high school.